Juneau resident Crystal Kaakeey\u00e1a Worl was one of five Native artists honored at a reception in Washington, D.C. late last month hosted by Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill. The event represented a collaboration between the U.S. Department of State\u2019s Office of Art in Embassies and the Institute of American Indian Arts, according to a state department release.<\/p>\n
The five honorees \u2014 Tlingit Athabascan artist Worl, Navajo artist Tony Abeyta of Sante Fe N.M. and Berkeley Calif.; Plains Cree artist Jeff Kahm of Santa Fe; Shinnecock artist Courtney Leonard of New York; and Tewa-Hopi artist Dan Namingha of Sante Fe \u2014 were commissioned to create 10 works of art for exhibition in diplomatic facilities around the world. All five artists attended the Institute of American Indian Arts in Sante Fe.<\/p>\n
\u201cYour artwork represents rich and vibrant cultures that have thrived on this continent for a millennium, every color, shape and stroke on the canvas brings to life a connection with your roots and your ancestors,\u201d said Jill Biden at the reception.<\/p>\n
Worl \u2014 a Raven of the Sockeye Clan \u2014 works in many different media, including jewelry, metals, printmaking, kiln-cast glass, and painting. She earned a bachelor\u2019s of fine arts in studio arts and an associate\u2019s degree in moving images from IAIA.<\/p>\n
In Juneau she co-owns Trickster Gallery with her brother, Rico Worl, where she also exhibits her work.<\/p>\n
Read the full release here: http:\/\/art.state.gov\/newsdetail.aspx?perm=10384 and http:\/\/indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com\/2015\/10\/28\/dr-jill-biden-and-vice-president-biden-honor-5-native-artists-vps-home-162250<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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